Thursday, 31 October 2024

Acceptance of Duty

Who will light the world when I am gone, asked
the setting sun. Fearing a burden so great,
all kept mum. A little clay lamp, it said, Lord,
I’ll shine my best in your accord.


(This is my translation of a Bengali poem, ‘কর্তব্যগ্রহণ’, by Rabindranath Tagore.)

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